mindanao

[louiep 7]

my wife who is of this moment lives in manila is asking me to let her n my two step daughters travel back home to her province near ozamiz city to wait out our cr-1 process insted of staying in manila i want to agree to do this as she and the girls will stay in the family home there with mom n dad but mu questions are that during our process when it comes time for things like their medical exams and also eventually their embassy interviews,where will these be conducted?and where would they get their medical exams so that their exams would be accepted for the process?would the process be delayed or slowed down alot if her and the girls go back home to ozamiz?'also we have mostly all our documents put together ones there and the ones i have here,but were waiting to retreive the birth certificate for our 2yr old from the nso and also her baptismal certificate ,if she moves back to ozamiz will she be able to get these if she moves back home in ozamiz?i really want to let her move back home with mom n dad for now also as she told me it save exspenses as far as helping her n our girls,but dont want to delay or jepordize our process in any way please help with some info on these things thk you vjrs n godbless louie

[acuratlsd 11]

Both the Embassy and Medical is done in Manila.

The medical center is called St. Lukes and it is behind Robinson Manila Gil Puyat. It is actually right in front of the embassy, kind of. The medical center is more away from the main road. Little more inside of the city.

I really don't think it will be delayed. You just have to get your medical done, your interview which are both in Manila.

My fiancee just has the medical needed and now is waiting for the interview. Her interview is beg of March and she is just going to visit her family in Bacolod for a few weeks, just before the interview and come back to Manila.

[Grant PDX 183]

Once your wife gets the letter from the embassy there are a couple of steps she and the children need to accomplish before the interview. Payment and the medical (if routine) should be straight forward and not take too much time. Gathering any needed documentation may be the most time consuming. You will likely have over a month from the embassy letter until the interview can be scheduled at a minimum. If your documentation is ready to go, and the medical is routine, you should have several weeks to accomplish a few days worth of steps in Manila. That said, regardless of where she is when the letter comes from the embassy, she will need to plan only a few days in Manila prior to the interview. So being in Mindanao shouldn't cause any real delay.

[easyriders2011 14]

My wife and her children are living in Surigao and it will work out. The medical is a bit of a problem because it can only be accomplished via St. Lukes Extension Clinic (SLEC) in Manila, but this can be done when you are closer to your interview date.

Everything else can be done more remotely as long as your family lives some what near an NSO and NBI office.

Your wife can also go and get her GCCertificate for the seminar part of her CFO requirement. I would recommend this be done in Manila through PRISM since St. Mary's tends to be very hard on the girls. My wife had a hell of a time with them in Cebu. This will allow your wife to get her passport reissued in her married name once she has the GCCertificate.

FedEx/Air21 will allow you to get your 'live signature' docs from your wife to you in the States.